Description
Mark Yazzie Navajo Sterling/turquoise cuff bracelet. Fits up to a 6 7/8" wrist, 1 1/8" gap 7/8" wide in center, 43.8 grams, appears unworn. Veteran artist Mark Yazzie creates some of the most intricate & balanced jewelry coming out of the Navajo Nation.His clean techniques & attention to detail & testaments to his over 30 years of mastering the many traditional & contemporary silversmithing skills evident in his work. Born in Fort Defiance, AZ. & raised in the reservation community of wild ruins. Back in the mid-70's as Native jewelry began a resurgence in worldwide attention & popularity, Mark be his silversmithing professionally at the "3 Hogans" near the AZ./NM border. Through the years & eventually moving to Gallup,NM, he crafted probably every type of jewelry in the Navajo tradition, like Squash Blossom necklaces, concho belts, story teller bracelets, earrings & rings. Thousands of beautiful silver pieces & 100's of pieces of turquoise later, his creative talents now bring us masterfully hewn jewelry,resplendent designs with high grade stones. His designs in sterling,gold,copper & stone are collected by a worldwide fan base who are always eager to get their hands on just about anything this incredible artist creates! All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin) silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.
